php was originally written in perl and then recompiled in c in subsequent versions so you will probably find the most familiarity with perl . That being said the real issue here is your skill as a programmer vs how readable you want to force your self to be. If you feel that others can read your code easily then perl is a good choice, however if you often find others struggling to read your code then python will fix that. I personally find that perl handles complex data structures easily. Python in my experience takes a little more finessing to get the same result.
the short of it is this python good for team dev/future readers perl shorter dev time. Jason P. Van Patten Website Development ja...@infogenix.com Infogenix: www.infogenix.com On 11/8/2010 9:55 AM, Victor Villa wrote: >> Why not use PHP, the language you're already fluent in? >> >> > I thought about that, but then though, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." > If PHP is a common scripting language for the sys admin world (and > truthfully speaking, I don't know), then i'd be lucky as I'm already there. > But if it isn't, I'd want to go to a language that is an industry standard. > > mj/v > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
